Sensitive periods in human development have often been proposed to explain age-related
differences in the attainment of a number of skills, such as a second language (L2) and …

The goal of this review article is to redefine what the mismatch negativity (MMN) component
of event-related potentials reflects in auditory scene analysis, and to provide an overview of …

This chapter looks at a range of auditory display and sonification applications that have
tackled the problem of monitoring real-time data streams and concludes with some …

To the extent that selective attention skills are relevant for academic foundations and
amenable to training, they represent an important focus for the field of education. Here …

Distinguishing between speakers and focusing attention on one speaker in multi‐speaker
environments is extremely important in everyday life. Exactly how the brain accomplishes …

Brain development carries with it a large number of structural changes at the local level
which impact on the functional interactions of distributed neuronal networks for perceptual …

In multitalker backgrounds, the auditory cortex of adult humans tracks the attended speech
stream rather than the global auditory scene. Still, it is unknown whether such preferential …

Speech perception is essential for daily communication. Background noise or concurrent
talkers, on the other hand, can make it challenging for listeners to track the target speech (ie …

OBJECTIVE: Auditory processing disorder (APD) is typically characterised by difficulties in
'listening', particularly to speech in a noisy environment, despite normal peripheral function …

Purpose This review article provides a new perspective on the role of attention in auditory
scene analysis. Method A framework for understanding how attention interacts with stimulus …